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Drama Quotes

Left to it’s own devices, writing is like weather. It has a drama, a form, a force to it that shapes the day. Just as good rain clears the air, a good writing day clears the psyche. There is something very right about simply letting yourself write. And the way to do that is to begin, to begin where you are Picture Quote #1

Americans must outgrow the unbecoming arrogance that leads us to assert that America somehow owns a monopoly on goodness and truth - a belief that leads some to view the world as but a stage on which to play out the great historical drama: the United States of America versus the Powers of Evil Picture Quote #1

After graduating from flares and platforms in the early 1970s, I started drama school wearing a pair of khaki dungarees with one of my Dad’s Army shirts, accessorised by a cat’s basket doubling as a handbag. Very Lady Gaga Picture Quote #1

I do think opportunity breeds bravery. It’s such a competitive profession, no one owes you anything, talent in itself is not enough. I went to drama school with so many great actors who are not doing it anymore and it’s circumstantial Picture Quote #1

What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it’s a great country for conversation Picture Quote #1

Penalties are not football. They are not even as television people keep telling us, great drama. They are cheap melodrama Picture Quote #1

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You have to believe in the arthouse, if you will - the emotion, the conflict, the who am I, which will always be an unanswered question. If you do it right, you have a smaller drama, and a great movie Picture Quote #1

Most of us can now record a whole series with the click of a button. We all have DVD players, and the rise of the DVD box-set means we watch this stuff in two, three-hour sessions. So there is this real appetite out there for lengthy, pretty intricate drama. All that is great news for writers Picture Quote #1

I’m a huge fan of the films of the 70s and even into the 80s, Sidney Lumet, all those films that used what was going on in people’s lives as drama. And not only are you entertained, but hopefully have a greater understanding of your world coming out of it Picture Quote #1

I see myself as a performer and that applies to a Greek drama or a modern comedy Picture Quote #1

I suppose I walk that line between comedy and cruelty because I think one illuminates the other. We’re all cruel, aren’t we? We are all extreme in one way or another at times and that’s what drama, since the Greeks, has dealt with Picture Quote #1

I’ve only auditioned for one non-culturally specific role. I went through drama school and studied classic texts and played lead roles in ‘Measure for Measure’ and ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ alongside a very culturally diverse group of acting students. But as soon as we graduate and enter the industry, all of those roles fall away Picture Quote #1

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I went to a very mean school and was bullied like crazy. I was a bit of a goth with purple hair, and I was also part of the drama group, which was filled with actors and writers and wasn’t really accepted by the rest of the school Picture Quote #1

You know what I would really like to do? I’d like to do a half hour drama with comedy in it Picture Quote #1

When I auditioned for drama college, they asked me to do my Shakespeare. I couldn’t do it. They asked me to do my modern, and I couldn’t do it. They asked me if I had a song prepared, and I said ‘No,’ so I sang ‘Happy Birthday.’ And I did a reasonable improvisation, a reasonable one, nothing special at all. I don’t know how I got in, but I did Picture Quote #1

It’s hard to do a reality show when there’s so much crying and drama Picture Quote #1

I don’t play comedy as comedy. That would be the biggest trap. I think about the characters and their situations. Then you don’t have to worry where the laugh is going to be. But comedy is harder than drama Picture Quote #1

I don’t know if I’ve had my share of drama, but I’ve definitely had my share of hard times Picture Quote #1

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You have to have courage to look back and be honest about your own drama Picture Quote #1

Survivor’ was, to me, an absolute reaction that the audience was having to the sort of staid nature of narrative drama on television Picture Quote #1

When you’re young you have no worries, no drama, only your imagination. It’s the best! Picture Quote #1

The question of identity has separated from the issue of ‘assimilation’, having lost much of its drama and become, so to speak, a secular problem Picture Quote #1

I do like reality shows, and I watch some of them because they’re high drama. It’s also just fun to watch people have honest reactions Picture Quote #1

When I was trying to find work after drama school in London, it felt like the same actors always got the plum roles, especially in television. We have a smaller market place, vastly fewer drama-producing networks, and they seem to compete for the same established names for those projects Picture Quote #1

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In other words Luke’s story is historically impossible and internally inconsistent. He lied to fudge the fulfillment of Micah’s prophesy and to provide a villain to play off Jesus in his fictitious drama. Matter flows from place to place and momentarily comes together to be you. Some people find that thought disturbing. I find the reality thrilling Picture Quote #1

People think drama drives story, but I think the comedy is really the heart and soul Picture Quote #1

If someone said, Would you like to do the period drama?, I’d say, Hell, yeah! I’d love to do that! To dig into history and do a story in some period would be great Picture Quote #1

Then she waited, with parted lips and a saucy challenge in her eyes, to see how her presence -- the drama of being her -- was registering. In the way of such chicks, she seemed convinced of the originality of her provocation Picture Quote #1

Hill Street,’ because of the wacky nature of many of our characters, really allowed us to indulge a kind of cheek-to-jowl juxtaposition of high drama with very low humor Picture Quote #1

Now of course like, you know fancy go to the opera and see drama and they regard them as high culture. And these, are really people for the most part who get uptighter. The idea that people you know might take their clothes off and dance in the street Picture Quote #1

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Left to it’s own devices, writing is like weather. It has a drama, a form, a force to it that shapes the day. Just as good rain clears the air, a good writing day clears the psyche. There is something very right about simply letting yourself write. And the way to do that is to begin, to begin where you are. (Drama Quotes) Americans must outgrow the unbecoming arrogance that leads us to assert that America somehow owns a monopoly on goodness and truth - a belief that leads some to view the world as but a stage on which to play out the great historical drama: the United States of America versus the Powers of Evil. (Drama Quotes) After graduating from flares and platforms in the early 1970s, I started drama school wearing a pair of khaki dungarees with one of my Dad’s Army shirts, accessorised by a cat’s basket doubling as a handbag. Very Lady Gaga. (Drama Quotes) I do think opportunity breeds bravery. It’s such a competitive profession, no one owes you anything, talent in itself is not enough. I went to drama school with so many great actors who are not doing it anymore and it’s circumstantial. (Drama Quotes) What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it’s a great country for conversation (Drama Quotes) Penalties are not football. They are not even as television people keep telling us, great drama. They are cheap melodrama. (Drama Quotes) You have to believe in the arthouse, if you will - the emotion, the conflict, the who am I, which will always be an unanswered question. If you do it right, you have a smaller drama, and a great movie. (Drama Quotes) Most of us can now record a whole series with the click of a button. We all have DVD players, and the rise of the DVD box-set means we watch this stuff in two, three-hour sessions. So there is this real appetite out there for lengthy, pretty intricate drama. All that is great news for writers. (Drama Quotes) I’m a huge fan of the films of the 70s and even into the 80s, Sidney Lumet, all those films that used what was going on in people’s lives as drama. And not only are you entertained, but hopefully have a greater understanding of your world coming out of it. (Drama Quotes) I see myself as a performer and that applies to a Greek drama or a modern comedy (Drama Quotes) I suppose I walk that line between comedy and cruelty because I think one illuminates the other. We’re all cruel, aren’t we? We are all extreme in one way or another at times and that’s what drama, since the Greeks, has dealt with. (Drama Quotes) I’ve only auditioned for one non-culturally specific role. I went through drama school and studied classic texts and played lead roles in ‘Measure for Measure’ and ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ alongside a very culturally diverse group of acting students. But as soon as we graduate and enter the industry, all of those roles fall away. (Drama Quotes) I went to a very mean school and was bullied like crazy. I was a bit of a goth with purple hair, and I was also part of the drama group, which was filled with actors and writers and wasn’t really accepted by the rest of the school. (Drama Quotes) You know what I would really like to do? I’d like to do a half hour drama with comedy in it. (Drama Quotes) When I auditioned for drama college, they asked me to do my Shakespeare. I couldn’t do it. They asked me to do my modern, and I couldn’t do it. They asked me if I had a song prepared, and I said ‘No,’ so I sang ‘Happy Birthday.’ And I did a reasonable improvisation, a reasonable one, nothing special at all. I don’t know how I got in, but I did. (Drama Quotes) It’s hard to do a reality show when there’s so much crying and drama (Drama Quotes) I don’t play comedy as comedy. That would be the biggest trap. I think about the characters and their situations. Then you don’t have to worry where the laugh is going to be. But comedy is harder than drama. (Drama Quotes) I don’t know if I’ve had my share of drama, but I’ve definitely had my share of hard times. (Drama Quotes) You have to have courage to look back and be honest about your own drama (Drama Quotes) Survivor’ was, to me, an absolute reaction that the audience was having to the sort of staid nature of narrative drama on television. (Drama Quotes) When you’re young you have no worries, no drama, only your imagination. It’s the best! (Drama Quotes) The question of identity has separated from the issue of ‘assimilation’, having lost much of its drama and become, so to speak, a secular problem. (Drama Quotes) I do like reality shows, and I watch some of them because they’re high drama. It’s also just fun to watch people have honest reactions. (Drama Quotes) When I was trying to find work after drama school in London, it felt like the same actors always got the plum roles, especially in television. We have a smaller market place, vastly fewer drama-producing networks, and they seem to compete for the same established names for those projects. (Drama Quotes) In other words Luke’s story is historically impossible and internally inconsistent. He lied to fudge the fulfillment of Micah’s prophesy and to provide a villain to play off Jesus in his fictitious drama. Matter flows from place to place and momentarily comes together to be you. Some people find that thought disturbing. I find the reality thrilling. (Drama Quotes) People think drama drives story, but I think the comedy is really the heart and soul (Drama Quotes) If someone said, Would you like to do the period drama?, I’d say, Hell, yeah! I’d love to do that! To dig into history and do a story in some period would be great. (Drama Quotes) Then she waited, with parted lips and a saucy challenge in her eyes, to see how her presence -- the drama of being her -- was registering. In the way of such chicks, she seemed convinced of the originality of her provocation. (Drama Quotes) Hill Street,’ because of the wacky nature of many of our characters, really allowed us to indulge a kind of cheek-to-jowl juxtaposition of high drama with very low humor. (Drama Quotes) Now of course like, you know fancy go to the opera and see drama and they regard them as high culture. And these, are really people for the most part who get uptighter. The idea that people you know might take their clothes off and dance in the street. (Drama Quotes)

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